Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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